Do not sell medicines without prescriptions, pharmacies told
TIMES NEWS NETWORK 03.04.2018
Chennai: A week after three pharmacists in Chintadripet were held for selling cough syrup without prescription, the police have come out with an ‘alert’ to stakeholders, warning against selling drugs without proper prescription.
This advice comes after many involved in chainsnatching cases told the police that they often consumed such cough syrup before committing an offence. Owners of gymnasiums have also been asked not to ‘prescribe’ weight loss or weight gain supplements.
At meeting in Vadapalani on Monday, organised by assistant commissioner G Shankar and inspector Chandru, the 75 pharmacists and 25 gym owners who attended were told that pharmacists should collect a copy of the prescription and make proper entry of people who come to buy medicine.
They should also keep an eye on those who buy medicines of a particular brand in bulk. In caseof any suspicion, they should seek the help of the police.
Information about the Chintadripet incident, where three medical shop owners were booked for allegedly selling a particular brand of cough syrup without doctors’ prescription, came to the police from a habitual offender. He said he was addicted to a particular cough syrup and consumed it before committing a crime. Many such offenders said this syrup seemed to help them stay “focused,” a police officer said.
The police cited the death of a man in Thirumullaivoyal after consuming a herbal concoction, to help lose weight, to advise gym owners not to prescribe supplements on their own.
“They sometimes go by what the manufacturer say about the product to register good sales. We asked them not to suggest any such supplements without knowing the side effects,” said a senior officer.
TIMES NEWS NETWORK 03.04.2018
Chennai: A week after three pharmacists in Chintadripet were held for selling cough syrup without prescription, the police have come out with an ‘alert’ to stakeholders, warning against selling drugs without proper prescription.
This advice comes after many involved in chainsnatching cases told the police that they often consumed such cough syrup before committing an offence. Owners of gymnasiums have also been asked not to ‘prescribe’ weight loss or weight gain supplements.
At meeting in Vadapalani on Monday, organised by assistant commissioner G Shankar and inspector Chandru, the 75 pharmacists and 25 gym owners who attended were told that pharmacists should collect a copy of the prescription and make proper entry of people who come to buy medicine.
They should also keep an eye on those who buy medicines of a particular brand in bulk. In caseof any suspicion, they should seek the help of the police.
Information about the Chintadripet incident, where three medical shop owners were booked for allegedly selling a particular brand of cough syrup without doctors’ prescription, came to the police from a habitual offender. He said he was addicted to a particular cough syrup and consumed it before committing a crime. Many such offenders said this syrup seemed to help them stay “focused,” a police officer said.
The police cited the death of a man in Thirumullaivoyal after consuming a herbal concoction, to help lose weight, to advise gym owners not to prescribe supplements on their own.
“They sometimes go by what the manufacturer say about the product to register good sales. We asked them not to suggest any such supplements without knowing the side effects,” said a senior officer.
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